Sometimes, the cheapest option isn't always the best. Learn from my mistake and hire professionals for your home repairs. #LessonLearned #DIYDisaster #RegretfulChoice
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00:00When did you notice the roof was leaking two days after he left a storm of controversy over a failed repair
00:06He gave you a warranty. He took back his warranty. He won't do anything. You were looking for a bargain
00:11That's why you got a handyman instead of a roofer. Was he in over his head?
00:15It goes beyond just doing a bad job
00:17My daughter got hurt my dog got hurt because of the nails everywhere stick to being a handyman judge Judy
00:25It sells a roof, how long do you own your house? I rent but I have been living there for the past four years
00:30What do you rent from my landlords? I own the house. Yes, they
00:34Their name is Lee
00:36Why would you fix a roof on a house that you rent? It's a portion of the house that
00:41We're building an add-on. Well, it's it's been existing
00:45but this is something that I wanted done for myself personally and
00:49The owner we have an agreement with them that whatever upgrades I make is for me. What do you mean? You're
00:56Expanding. What does that mean? So there's an area by our house. That is a room. Can I show you a picture?
01:04Absolutely. Yeah
01:06In what state do you live I live in California, Los Angeles, what do you pay for this house a month?
01:11I pay 2,300. How big is the house? I want to say 1,500 square feet. Where do the owners live? They live in Hong Kong
01:18I'd like to see the agreement that you had with them that allows you to build up on the house
01:29Are you talking about this area here that and to your right, what is it?
01:34It is a carport that was turned into like a guest house then. Well, this is a carport
01:41Mmm, that's it was a patio. It's an enclosed patio
01:44This is the patio a patio that you're making it no it was there it's enclosed
01:50Was he supposed to do the roof on this? Yes. Was he doing the roof on the main house?
01:55No, was he doing the roof on this area?
01:58So he was doing the roof on things that had nothing to do with the main house
02:02Well, it overlaps and when he did it he damaged part of the roof on the main house. So yeah, it does connect
02:09You came out to look at the job. Mr. Zavala. Yes, ma'am. Are you a roofer by trade?
02:14No, ma'am. What do you do handyman work? How did you find him? I found him on Craigslist
02:19I'd like to see the ad as a handyman or a roofer as both. Well, I'd like to see
02:34Is this the condition of the house as it is now with that junk in the backyard?
02:38Yes, is that the way it was when you rented it four years ago? No, it's actually a lot worse
02:42I can't imagine it being worse. Yeah, but then why didn't you fix it in the last four years if it was a lot worse?
02:48It looked like a junkyard. I understand it might look like a junkyard
02:52But at the same time I have dogs in my yard and I have three kids
02:57I run an animal rescue and I have a lot of rescue dogs all the time and it's been raining for
03:04How many weeks now would you please make a circle around where it says here that he's a roofer says he's a handyman
03:13I'll get to you in a second
03:23Thank you
03:30Okay, he came out he looked at it tell me about your conversation with him
03:34You wanted him to put a roof on the addition that you were making. Yes. There was a roof already
03:40It was I knew that it was in bad shape and I wanted to get it replaced. He came out
03:45He didn't in photographs of it. Yeah, I do